eva·sion

eva·sion
/ıˈveıʒən/ noun, pl -sions
1 a [noncount] : the act of avoiding something that you do not want to do or deal with : the act of evading something

He was arrested for tax/draft evasion.

1 b [count] : a way of avoiding something

They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves.

2 [count] : a statement or action that avoids directly dealing with something (such as a difficult problem or question)

His reply was nothing but careful evasions.


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